misstate
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He also said that supporters of parent-notification policies misstate or misunderstand the parent-teacher relationship that exists in practice and under state law.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 15, 2026
"He's pretty young, I will say. He's 17," the former president said, appearing to misstate his age.
From BBC ● May 10, 2024
"Anytime someone discusses facts from memory, it is possible to inadvertently misstate details, even if small," he said.
From Salon ● Mar. 12, 2024
“If I misstate that two plus two equals five, you can correct me. But you shouldn’t convict me. I hope she can return home safely.”
From New York Times ● Dec. 23, 2021
To misstate such business troubles is skating on the thin ice of libel, and newspapers are careful.
From The Girl from Sunset Ranch Or, Alone in a Great City by Amy Bell Marlowe
Mr. Burke misstates the date the Air France plane was hijacked as July 6, 1976.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 20, 2026
Nikola said Milton's social media post "misstates the facts," adding in a statement to Reuters that the proposal to increase its share base could pass without his support.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2023
Bauer does not present any compelling argument as to why Thiagarajah’s using a synonym of the court’s own language misstates the court’s findings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2022
An article on Page 4 this weekend about the physical and emotional risks theater performers face misstates the name of an organization helping to shape performances of physical contact onstage.
From New York Times ● Aug. 6, 2022
But the writer strangely misstates the case when he says that “all great writers on ethics and politics” agree with Mr. Spencer.
From Moral Principles and Medical Practice The Basis of Medical Jurisprudence by Charles Coppens
A previous version of this report misstated the U.S.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 8, 2026
Correction, July 7, 2026: This article originally misstated that Kleban founded the Maine Brewing Company.
From Slate ● Jul. 7, 2026
An earlier version of this article misstated the estimated valuation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
Correction, April 21, 2026: This piece originally misstated that Maska left NewsNation after the 2024 election was decided.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
Perhaps Drury even misstated an idea, or more than one, evolved then by the great mind of that patient man.
From Etidorhpa or the End of Earth. The Strange History of a Mysterious Being and The Account of a Remarkable Journey by John Uri Lloyd
An AI double with a supervisory role could create legal headaches by misstating employment rules, for instance.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026
“Santander’s decision to broadly market its new stated-income policy, even to dealers with a history of misstating income, led to a significant spike in the number of early payment defaults.”
From Salon ● Mar. 30, 2026
That report was widely criticized for misattribution and misstating the conclusions of the studies it cited.
From Barron's ● Feb. 10, 2026
In the courtroom, government lawyers actually told Judge Howell that these officials “don’t necessarily understand” legal “terms of art” like reasonable suspicion and probable cause and that they were just misstating the policy.
From Slate ● Dec. 7, 2025
You are probably misstating it when you say that you do notPg 26 "hear" it when you "limp"; it seems more likely to me that you do not listen.
From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Josef Hofmann
